Mozilla's Ubiquity 0.5 Includes Localization, New Languages

Mozilla on Tuesday released a new preview version of its Ubiquity language-based add-on. Ubiquity 0.5 incorporates features like localization and more natural command names, and is available for download now.

Ubiquity, which was released in August 2008, is a Firefox add-on that lets users insert data into e-mails or navigate the Web without switching back and forth between multiple windows.

When it debuted, Ubiquity offered several features, including the ability to add maps and Yelp reviews into e-mail by pressing "control + space bar" - or whatever hot key you selected.

Tuesday's update is not a formal release. "Before we release Ubiquity 0.5 proper, we first need your feedback on the new features and your help with testing and finding bugs," Mozilla wrote in a blog post.

It does, however, include several new features, including support for several new languages. Localization of commands is also supported for Danish, English, and Japanese.

Ubiquity will now also provide suggested searches.

"For example, you can now type 'pasta' into Ubiquity; before, it wouldn't have known what to do with this input. But now, by making network calls to web services, it recognizes 'pasta' as a type of restaurant, and suggests the Yelp command to find pasta places near you," Mozilla said.

The company also put together a new Ubiquity tutorial for users new to the service.

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